Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-25
A SENSATION.
A FATHER MAKES A SURPRISING AND
UGLY DISCOVERY.
What a North Carolina Court Record Re-
vealed-Highway Robbery-Crushed
TO Death-Frost.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I

RALEIGH, N. g., September IA
decided sensation has been caused at
the little town Of Greenyille, Pittcoun-
ty, by the appearance of United
States artillery officer whose station IS
Fortress Monroe. The officer arrived
Thursday, and at once made careful
examination OF the marriage registers
IN the courthouse. He made sur
prising discovery. He had daughter
who was young and beautiful. Three
years ago a young man who hailed from
North Carolina met the girl, wooed,
and won her. In some way the father
Of the girl was recently informed that
his daughters marriage was illegal, as
her husband had wife still living in
Pitt county. His search of the records
proved the truth OF this. His son-in-
law is bigamist, whose legal wife, de-
serted some years ago, now lives in
Pitt county. The son-in-law repre-
scented himself as a single man.
The endowment of Wake-FOrest Col
lege is to. day reported to be $3.50
The faculty say the new students this
term surpass any previous record,
not only in numbers, but in excellence
of their preparation.
The Kehukee Primitive Baptist AS
ISOLATION is III session in this county
near Wake Forest. This branch of the
Baptists has now in this State only
1900. 1t had $4,000 members only a
few years ago.
Near Wilson, William Peel, farmer,
Of Wilson county, was set upon by
four negro highwaymen, dragged from
bis vehicle, brutslly treated, and
robbed Of aconsiderable sum OF money.
There is DO clue TO the robbers.
The Knights Of Labor have written
letters asserting plainly that the men
who are urging the negroes in Wilson
county to stop teamwork at the present
rate of wages are not Knights, but are
only persons who pretend to be mem
bers OF that order and who get up strikes
their own account.
There was frost at many points in the
State to-day. 1t is almost certain that
there will be decided frost tomorrow
morning.
To-day was o great occasion at Ashe-
vile. A mass-meetiDg was held to dis
cuss the question of making a popular
subscription of 800, 900 to each OF two
roads-the Carolina, Knoxville and
Western and the Carolina Central.
The people greatly desire both lines.
The survey of the latter, made from
Rutherfordton, shows that the route is
not only very practicable, but that the
cost Will be much less than was at first
supposed. The, Seaboard line desires
the extension from Rutherfordton OF
the Carolina Central, which is one Of
its important links.
The Supreme Court meets Monday.
Cases from the First district will pro-
baby be called Wednesday, and argu-
ments be begun. The dockets from
nearly all the districts are quite heavy.
1t is thought in the Tarboro' section
that the purpose Of the Wilmington and
Weldon road in making the surveys
| there is to secure an outlet to Norfolk.
| 1t is interested in the Albemarle Lum-
her Company, which is now building a
railway under its charter. Work on
the railway from Hamilton to Tarboro'
progresses rather more slowly. The
| grading force is now in eight miles Of
Tarboro'. A good deal of the track is
laid. The Wilmington and Weldon
road is evidently seeking to secure the
territory of the North Carolina, Allan
tic and North Carolina, and Seaboard
roads as far as possible.
The fishing season at Morehead opens
rather poorly, with the fish small in
size and quantity. Last seasons catch
was very large.
Wilmington may, the next time it
has an opportunity, vote q $1,000 900
subscription TO the Cape Fear and Yad-
kin Valley railway. The interest of the
people there is again centred on that
matter.
The matter Of ordering an election in
Onslow county on a 100000 subscrip-
ton to the Wilmington, Onslow and
East Carolina railway has been deferred
until next Monday week.
Scarlet-fever is reported as epidemic
in parts of Yadkin county and is OF Il
virulent type.
A rather unusual revival of religion
has Just closed at Richlands. Onslow
county. There were four reviyals in
progress at once-in the churches OF the
Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists,
and Disciples. The conversions were
| numerous.
The people Of the Piedmont section
of the State are specially interested in
the operations of the New South
Mining and Improvement Company.
1t will be operated in connection with
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
railway, the stockholders of both being
the same.
Charles Thompson, q seyenteen-year-
old boy, was crushed to death by a roll
ing log in Ashe county a few days ago.
His father cut down a tree on the side
of the mountain. The son was work
ing below. The tree rolled down and
over the sons body. Hours later the
father found the son pinned under the
tree and crushed to shapeless mass.
The system of working convicts SEN
fenced TO short terms in .their own
counties, instead of sending them to
the penitentiary, works well, and it is
to be extended. Any counties have
this privilege. 1t will eventually
| greatly reduce the number of cenvicts
sent TO the penitentiary.
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